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I have killfiled Commander Hucker ages ago

....but people keep replying, so they get automatically added to the KF list. I only notice when I check the list and se...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jon
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by jon

OT: Neutering pets

Why is neutering animals (pet cats for example) considered acceptable? Anyone who owns a pet should treat them as they...
77 comments posted 5yrs
posted by CK1
77 comments posted 5yrs posted by CK1

OT: Dieselgate

Is this a real thing? We had a VAG until a couple of years ago, can I get free money?
33 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rsandr
33 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr

No volts

Ah, knickers, volts gone off again. The other week it was no water for two days.
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by timstreater
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by timstreater

2D lamp LED replacement

Hi, I have two 16W CFL 2D 4 pin lamp fittings [1] in my office. The other night one of them went "phut" and went out. A...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by fjg
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by fjg

Under cabinet G4 halogen lamp replacement

Please see that attached files. I think it's G4 halogen lamp. It seems old or something. I can't figure out how to repl...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Mike Sanderson
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by Mike Sanderson

Supporting wall removal

Hi, I am after some advice as I am a first time DIYer and am keen to do as much of the work as I can without compromisi...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Clare1989
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by Clare1989

Fixing crack in central heating oil tank.

I have a plastic central heating oil tank which has developed a thin crack where the curved top meets a horizontal sura...
23 comments posted 5yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
23 comments posted 5yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Re: OT: Mishearing 2 and 3

> >> Why do people mishear 2 and 3 in speech, especially on the phone? The consonant and the vowel are both different....
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by CK1
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by CK1

Ripples in vinyl runner

My wife bought 5m of heavy duty (advertised as such anyway) vinyl runner from Ebay and it has lots of ripples. Tried wa...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nospam
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by nospam

Dripping tap

The quarter-turn Bristan ceramic insert hot-water tap in the bathroom basin has had a slight drip for ages. One odd thi...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jmlayman
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by jmlayman

OT: Room to Improve

Channel 5 is currently showing various episodes of this Irish programme: It is interesting to observe the dynamics of t...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chris
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by chris

OT: Thunderbird anomaly

When I open Thunderbird in Ubuntu, it appears there are two windows running (as if mid message, so as I type this it ap...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rsandr
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr